S60 Open to new features

As many of you that attended the Q&A session during the N82 True Stories launch event probably remember, one of the questions asked was: "Is 'Geotagging' photos directly supported?" The answer by the N82 Product Manager was: "'Geotagging' for the N82 will be available in Q1 2008 through a firmware update." The promise was made and will be kept; I'm excited to share the word that this feature will be available in the next firmware release for N82. In the new firmware GPS Location Saving can be turned On or Off directly from the Camera Settings.

When will the new firmware be available?
Work on Location Tagging is progressing well, some other new features are also being added (that I can't talk about yet). What I can say is that the new firmware is on target for Q1 but I can't say when exactly it will be available. To get ready for GPS Location Tagging I compiled a couple tips below to help improve your GPS Location Tagging experience.

Tips to help improve your GPS Location Tagging experience:
Tip 1. GPS Location Tagging works best outdoors or in areas with a clear view of the sky (where the GPS satellites are). This might be self explanatory for some people, but for those of you new to Location Tagging it's an important thing to know.

Tip 2. If you use Flickr to share your photos and you want to show the Location where the photo was taken then you need to turn on the "Import EXIF location data" feature on your Flickr account. How do you do this?
Simply log into your Flickr account, then visit this page http://www.flickr.com/account/geo/exif/?from=privacy
Click Yes, then Click Save. Now when you upload a new photo that contains Location Tags, Flickr will show where the photo was taken. By default Flickr sets this feature Off on all accounts.

Tip 3. If you don't have an N82 but you have a GPS enabled S60 3rd edition device, or if you just can't wait until the new firmware is released for your N82 check out the Beta Nokia Location Tagger application available as a free download from Nokia Beta Labs. The Nokia Location Tagger is a stand alone beta application that can give you a good idea how Location Tagging works. However, the Location Tagging User Interface that will be in the next firmware release for N82, will be will be simpler and thus easier to use.

Questions? Post them in the comments.

On an unrelated topic I've joined a group blog on the Forum Nokia Blogs, called Forum Nokia Web Talks, where I post about web and internet related topics as well as occasional entries on new S60 applications. If you find my blog entries here on S60 blogs interesting also check out my posts on Forum Nokia Blogs.